Japan: Statement By The International Indigenous Forum On Biodiversity (IIFB) At COP10

Japan: Statement By The International Indigenous Forum On Biodiversity (IIFB) At COP10   Working Group 1 Agenda Item 5.4: Protected Areas COP10, Nagoya, Japan   Madam Chairperson,   Indigenous peoples have been maintaining and protecting biodiversity as part of their daily lives long before protected areas came into being. We have also established a well-tested system of managing biodiversity and conservation practices including those of mobile indigenous peoples that are not necessarily...

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